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Show A Great Show Coming The tires of romance have not yet been extinguished in the great mountains moun-tains and plains of the west. The spirit of freedom, the wide expanse of j territory, the plcturesqucness of the ' mountains, the quaitncss cf the natives na-tives and trie general atmosphere of ' romance all tend to inspire It was such an atmosphere that Inspired I Dramatist Hal Iteld to write "At I Cripple Creek," which had such a re-I re-I markable vogue when It was produced 1 for the tlrst time. Mr Held studied woman from the cast, falls Into his clutches, but she Is rescued by Joe Mayflcld, a miner, aided by his faithful faith-ful friend, a Sioux Indian, Waketah. Then follows a series of strongly dramatic dra-matic Incidents which call for the best acting ability. Some of the most stirring Incidents Include the efforts of the villlans to Hood Maytield's mine, the "Last Dollar," and trap the helpless help-less victims; rescue by Waketah of Little Tattoo who has been hur'ed fromacllllby a murderous Mexican; the death of 'Dynamite Ann," a 'HOI ON THAW MARTIN. YOU HAINT A DEAUN' SQUAB 1" cloe to nature, with the result that he succeeded In placing upon the stage real llesh and blood characters whose prototypes are to be found in every mining camp of the west today. Add I to this a vry lino pictorial elabora-I elabora-I lion and there Is little cause to marvel I at the great success of "At Cripple Creek," which has added a large I measure of fame to that which has already al-ready been gained by Mr. Held. This drama tods a simple story of I ove and Intrigue, and the surround Ings naturally call for stirring Incidents Inci-dents ana rapidity of action. Life In the Hookies is full of dramatic and scenic possibilities and the author has made the most of them. Tho llrst act is laid In Martin Mason's den of Iniquity, Ini-quity, which he styles the "Temple of David " Here Mason has been making a practice of luring young and i Innocent girls Belle Gordon, a young reformed victim of Mason, and the denouement. de-nouement. A full equipment of handsome scenery Is carried for the production of "At Cripple Creek," and the cast Is a remarkably strong onp, containing contain-ing many names of prominence In the theatrical world. This favorite attraction will soon make Its appearance at the Thatcher opera i:oiim |